Dodgin's Yard in North Tyneside

Been to Dodgins many times and the food is always excellent. Went tonight with my folks (plus dog) and despite them experiencing very difficult times (electrical issues, meaning kitchen problems obviously) they were as professional and courteous as ever. The young lady serving was fantastic and when the food arrived, it was as delicious as ever. Thankyou Dodgins Yard, you deserve to be packed out every day of the week. Keep doing what you do!

AMAZING BRUNCH!!❤️❤️ Just wanted to pop on a review about our delicious brunch on Sunday as it was that good it should be raved about! I saw on their instagram they had a platter(the Anglers board) with lots of seafood and fish and thought wow that’s right up our street..BUT it had fish cakes and goujons so wonder if they would do gf? They replied straight away on instagram and said it was no problem at all! They could swap for other products or bring out on a separate plate. My partner chose for them to be on a separate plate as he was desperate to eat them…but I would say you really don’t need them the portions were so huge and they weren’t missed! When we arrived they asked if we would like any sides. The chunky and I mean CHUNKY chips were gf so we went for them. I have to say they were soooo good! As a massive seafood lover I enjoyed it so much! The portions were huge and the lobster and prawns so fresh you could taste the sea! 🤤🤤🤤🤤 I can not recommend them enough, the staff before and during our meal was so lovely and accommodating. I didn’t feel an inconvenience at all and of course it was nice to wash it down with some delicious fizz! They don’t normally do it on a Sunday but if you preorder they are happy to which I thought was very kind of them. Such amazing value for money, delicious and great with allergies!

Called in here before a funeral of someone who had promised to bring me here for lunch but we never got the opportunity before he passed unexpectedly I’m glad I made the effort because the food was fantastic for a noon time on a beautiful October day next to the Tyne in fact it would have been amazing any time Relaxed chilled with great service give it a go The seafood comes direct from their own trawler.

Recommended by Tyneside life on YouTube. Went on a Sunday and had fish n chips. Lovely chunky chips and large fish. Wife said her Sunday roast was the best she's ever had, and we've had a few. Definitely going back

Don’t bother! I was disappointed with my experience at Dodgin’s Yard. I attempted to email in advance to reserve a table for a birthday celebration but received no response, which should have been a warning sign. When we arrived at 7:30 PM, there were several empty tables, yet the two male staff members at the bar ignored us for several minutes and then responded with rudeness. Despite the restaurant still serving food, we were told the kitchen was closed, without any apology. This was frustrating, especially since the website states the restaurant is open until 11:30 PM, with no mention of kitchen closing times. Considering it was the opening night of North Tyneside’s restaurant week and the limited menu, it seems unreasonable that the kitchen could not handle a partially full restaurant. Save yourselves the disappointment and poor standard of service and go elsewhere!

First class. Food excellent; service spot on. Great selection of options and the specials were interestingly different, but hit the spot.

Went for breakfast , nice place , paid parking is across the road on the quayside , breakfast is very nice , very good quality , reasonable price , very happy , apparently a long established trawler owning company so seafood orientated ,

Wonderful food really good value for money

Great food but I do not expect yapping dogs when I'm paying £100 for an evening meal and drinks. I'm a dog owner but would not dream of taking my dogs to a restaurant for an evening meal.

Lovely food, reasonably priced.

I really don't want to criticise because the food was excellent and the service was great. But the place feels a little tired - the menus are dog eared and sticky and really need to be replaced. It's the little things that make the experience...

3.5 stars . Ordered the £55 hot seafood board for 2 , with 1 side of chips . While the food was super tasty some of the platter was tepid at best . The goujons and chips ( they say chips but in reality potatoes wedges like cut length ways quaters, fries they are not .) Were piping hot the mussels too . But the langoustine was just warm as was the salmon and fish cakes . The girl ate the small half portion of lobster she said it was delicious. For the price I feel something was lacking they miss the mark and this really could be 5* . Simple things like finger bowls and a side of bread to mop up the lovely mussel sauce put tarter and sweet chilli sauce down with the food . Shouldn't have to ask for accompaniments . The tables are that horrible sticky feeling on the wood and parts of the banister felt like it hadn't been cleaned in a while crusty bits on the underside yuck. On the subject of banisters the toilets are up stairs no accessible loos to be seen . So would I go again , probably not. I did hear others complimenting the staff on the food though.

I booked this for food the other night with my other half. It’s a small restaurant yet the service was terrible! They had 3 staff members waiting on and it took ages for our order/drinks to be taken, ages for the side plates to come after we were given our food (it was going cold), they never took our plates away, we had to ask for the bill and we were misinformed about whether a dish was hot or cold. I’m pregnant so had to have the fish hot, which I told them. The giant prawns came which were cold. The food was lovely though, delicious in fact. Just the service let this restaurant down. I wouldn’t come back sadly.

Been meaning to sample the menu here for a while. Disappointed to say the least. Waitress didn't want to be there for a start. Diet coke was flat and tasted watered down. Fish and chips, more batter than fish. To be fair other dishes being served to other tables looked good. So many exceptional eating places on the quay, won't be going back in a hurry.

Lovely little place, brilliant staff, food was delicious. Would definitely recommend and will definitely go again x

Great little find, food excellent & staff so helpful k

Took the family here for Sunday dinner absolutely spot on definitely recommend.

Fantastic place to dine, fish & chips out of this world..staff very polite & friendly & nothing to much trouble for them....certainly recommend...

Called in yesterday and had an amazing breakfast. Large portions well presented. Great friendly staff and lovely atmosphere.

Food and staff were very good, never felt rushed, very relaxed atmosphere and can't wait to go back

Lovely visit with great food, great value and perfect service from Kieron and Niamh :)

Food was great but service was really bad. The two young lads that were on tried their best but the place was badly understaffed. There was no manager there to help out. We were a party of 8. Our table was still not cleared even though we had complained 3 times. We left after waiting 30 mins for ice cream for the kids. They still didnt get any! Well understaffed.

Rude staff, average food and cold atmosphere. We’ve been 3 times over the last year, sadly every time we’ve been met with rude staff who stood around chatting and greet you as if you’re not welcome, even if you’ve booked. The music was way too loud so it was hard to talk. We had a Sunday dinner and the chicken was tough, potatoes not great and we were charged £1.50 extra for gravy, on top of the £16.50 for the dinner it was for. Bit of a shame, they also locked up with us inside, 3.5 hours before the advertised closing time. We’ve tried it enough times to now know it’s not worth trying again.

Very nice place! Belgian waffle was divine.

Great service, we went at a lunch time my cod and chips was divine and my cousin had the monkfish she cleared her plate too 10/10

Very good breakfast, kippers were amazing. Great portion size and lovely ingredients. Thank you

Fantastic venue, great food and staff friendly.

splendid food, fantastic service😋

Disappointing Sunday meal. We both had the roast chicken buns with roast potatoes and stuffing. It was actually one roast potato and sadly it tasted funny (my wife agreed, we thought a bit chemically). The roast chicken was ok but had the skin on the roast so was a bit stringy. The platter it was served on looked nice but was impractical. Couldn't pour the gravy as it would just drain off the side. It's a nice place, the staff are canny. Maybe we just hit a bad day but room for improvement. Put the meal on a proper plate, serve with roast potatoes (several of them, not one) and maybe give a bit bigger portion

This was recommended by a friend. I have been twice. Won't be back on a hurry. Food was burnt and old.the first time, cold the second. No thirds for me thank you

Had an absolutely delicious meal here. I had the monkfish with crushed potatoes and asparagus, my husband had the steak, and my son, the lobster. The food was top notch, and as it was steak night, it should've been busy, so we were surprised to find it not even quarter full. The England game had been played earlier, and maybe that had something to do with it. Sadly, there was no vibe or atmosphere. We will visit again, the food was so good.

Popped in on Saturday morning, ordered the breakfast, didn't realise the size of it,much too much for me( 73yrs ) tasted and presented very well. Only criticism is the server was pushing food,I ordered tea but felt pressured to order food

Went here for food was delicious and lovely lady serving definitely worth a visit

Please don't order lobster overcooked and overpriced

Popped in for a light lunch so opted for a sandwich. My partner had the slow cooked brisket, I had the chicken. Lovely brioche buns with an extremely generous serving of meat. Roast potatoes and sage and onion on the side. With coffee just a few pence over £20 for us both. Service was friendly and prompt. We are looking forward to a return visit. We ate inside but there is outdoor seating as well.

Well presented delicious food, great atmosphere too

Outstanding! The most amazing burger Iv ever had. And the chips were to die for also

Booked for 6pm on Bank Holiday Monday, they were closing doors. They had made an error and apologising they invited us in. Food was good, as norm, and other diners arrived. It's when things go wrong and a business steps up to the line that defines a good establishment. Well done I say. No hesitation in going again.

Went here for lunch on Bank Holiday and it was really busy. We were sat right next to the door and I felt a little squashed in. It took a little while to get menus and we were asked what we wanted to drink without a drinks menu. Food came out relatively quick and was fresh. I had cod and chips and their was little taste to either unfortunately but they were cooked well. My friend had half a lobster but was short changed with what she actually received. She did mention this to the staff and got more lobster which was really good of them! Prices were reasonable and the aesthetic is nice. Not a place I'm in a rush to get back to personally but certainly a nice restaurant.

Excellent Tapas, served by very friendly and professional staff and a great lunchtime offer, we'll be back

Another superb eating and drinking place in North Shields. Great food and if you love meat and seafood your in for a treat. Update just had breakfast see new photo Great service Dog friendly We will return

I had a tug boat inspection just cross the road and following the finish i was quite hungry and seen the Dodgins yard is open . Just walked in to have something, 10 min later i sat down , place was fully booked and people was turning back from the door because no space left. And you can't blame any of the people coming to eat this place. Food was absolutely lovely , i love my fish and i can tell you that this place know how to cook fish . My seabass was delicious with nice vegetables and puree. If I end up in the region again , will definitely call again ..

Food was bland, loaded fries had 4 prawns on and no other seafood so basically plate of chips for £14.99.Fish tacos in bought tacos and tasteless. Its a pity as the staff and venue are nice. Wont be going again.

Had to send three coffees back as freezing. Food was warm and the service was abismal. Our suger thrown across the table,as none of our hot drinks came with any,much have been too much of an effort for the server.

Here quite often, always a pleasant outlook

Had a wonderful Dodgins Breakfast... Lovely staff, lovely place. Prices very reasonable. Home made baked beans..spot on. Recommended. Update. Went Wed 2pm ish. 1 x loaded fries. I x pan-fried monkfish. 1 x tea 1 x latte. Very nice. £35. Lovely service. Had no change for tip. Soz will pay double next time. :-) ( Apr 2024 )

Went for breakfast and my what a breakfast it was food was delicious and great value great service did not wait long highly recommend a visit

Food was amazing. Had a Sunday lunch. Was fabulous

Went here for breakfast on Saturday morning and it was fabulous. The pictures of food on the website are really good but the plat of food that lands in front of you is so much better. I had the full English and it was amazing. Really tasty and well cooked. It arrived hot and I really enjoyed it. I took my youngest with me and orders a few bits off menu which was no trouble at all. We really enjoyed the chilled atmosphere and had a lovely leisurely breakfast together. I felt it was reasonably priced especially considering the quality of the food and cooking. Can't wait to go back for dinner and have one of the tasty looking lobsters. Ps the sausage were some of the best I've tasted on a cooked breakfast.

Went here for a Sunday lunch, I don't ever enjoy a Sunday lunch out. I prefer my own. I ordered the Lamb Shank, and my partner ordered the Trio of Meats.. nice veg perfectly cooked.. Really good food, first time I've enjoyed a Sunday lunch out in a very long time. The Lamb was lovely and just fell off the Bone, the Beef nice good bit of slow cooked beef and just broke away with the fork 😋 the belly Pork with Crackling so yummy and then the Chicken which was also lush. The only issue was the veg, potatoes and Yorkshire were Luke Warm but the Meat was Nice and Hot just a shame the rest wasnt the same, also unfortunately the Yorkshire puddings were over cooked but nice big Yorkshire puds if you like them well done.. The place itself is a cute little bistro type restaurant, nice and clean... The staff are friendly but not very interactive with customers, which lets any business down... I'm not sure what's up with people who work in customer services these days, but what happened to Service with a Smile 😃 ... We will still give it another go, but next time for the seafood, they had some lovely Live Fresh Lobsters 🦞 in a tank waiting to be picked to be cooked 😋

Nice coffee and a competitive price.

A fantastic breakfast, speedy service and friendly staff. A beautiful setting too. Highly recommended 👍🏼

Came here for lunch and had the tapas. Went for three items and they had a deal with a bottle of wine included. I left absolutely stuffed and the quality of food was amazing. Lovely place with great service. Can’t wait to go back.

Always a great meal. Never been disappointed. Quality assured. Helpful staff. Free parking. Definitely recommended for those who like seafood.

I had the pleasure of eating here with my friend for my birthday meal - the food was absolutely delicious and the service was excellent, Hayley was really welcoming and offered great advice about the specials board and main menu, we even got to have a chat with the chef and discuss the new menu - which we will definitely be back to try!

Gorgeous breakfast great service

Love coming here. Staff are so friendly, the food is amazing and a lovely atmosphere right on the Quay. We've been for breakfast, lunch and evening meals and always been fantastic

Had a lovely lunch with family. When I booked I was told about which seafood wasn't available that day - I appreciated this being made clear in advance and there were still lots of options to choose from. The food was excellent, service a bit slow but very friendly. Will definitely visit again.

Great little eatery with it's own trawler supplying fresh seafood, it got full pretty quick so recommend pre booking as a couple were turned away whilst we were there... Need to try it in the summer and eat outside on their quayside tables

Fantastic food and a great vibe

The egg had egg shell sin it and it was delivered in an open box

My husband and I came here on the 7th December. We were greeted by the nicest waitress. She took our order fast and the food came out quick. We got prawns in garlic and lemon, beef brisket, coleslaw, chips and onion rings. It was the tastiest food we’ve had in a long time. I would highly recommend it to everyone. We can’t wait to go back.

Great seafood... Seabass and langostines were delicious

Didn't find the exterior very inviting, but pleasantly surprised with the interior rather quirky. Went for Sunday lunch first time. Good selection on menu. Plenty of meat and good variation of veg arrived at the table. It was hot and tasty. Seasoned well, possibly to much black pepper for some. Would ask them to hold back on it next time. Again good selection of deserts. Fair size portions. Yummy! I would definitely go back. Would also recommend booking first, quite a few people had to be turned away. Popular place.

Never took off the items I asked them to take off my burger and 40min later than the time they gave me after changing the delivery slot before hand a minute after it was due to be delivered definitely won't be using agen

First time ordering, food I received was nice however the tacos are supposed to come with salsa, guacamole and sour cream and only got the sour cream and the pudding was meant to have ice cream and didn’t which is disappointing considering the price I paid.

This place is amazing. Best steak I’ve ever had and at a great price too

Taste 5 stars but the price is not worth the quantity, I think had there been more in the box it be perfect

Very good food with generous portions.

Highly recommend this place for a date night. We ordered the Angler Board for 2, 2 fries and the battered onion rings. (Generous fries portions!) Everything was delicious, the service was great, and the atmosphere gave cosy, intimate vibes. The place is tastefully decorated with a seaside theme. We’ll definitely be back to try your other menu options!🤤

The cod and chips were amazing. Will definitely visit again.

We had a delicious lunch, the beef brisket was really tasty and tender and the kofta was very flavoursome. We'd definitely be back as there was a good choice of dishes which we'd love to try.

Fine and friendly place down by the quayside.

Amazing food. Great atmosphere. Sit near the rear to avoid the chill from the door being open.

Lovely place. Portion sizes could be bigger, but amazing otherwise

Cosy, small restaurant. Excellent Sunday lunch, the beef brisket is lovely!

Great food but sadly it was one of those days ...the staff had lost our reservation so we had to wait for a table then they lost the order so waited a while for our food. Once we had our food it was superb, beef, lamb and a trio of meats were served in true Sunday roast style. The staff were great and a free round of drinks made amends for the wait. Very good value overall.

Great food and most amazing atmosphere!

UNREAL - best find EVER will absolutely be back soon 🥰🥰 amazing food, wonderful staff, great craic - thank you ladies 💜💜💜

Absolutely love this place Food is amazing especially the breakfast Came in this morning and got a table next to the big open window Was just like being on holiday Service was excellent and food was amazing

We visited Dodgins Yard last night 01/09/23, upon entering we were seen to promptly by the nice girl on the floor. After having a chat about the menu, she immediately apologised for the fact everything may be a little slower tonight (not a problem for us as was a date night). Turns out the reason everything was slow was due to some unforeseen staffing issues and she was running the entire floor of 12 odd tables herself (including a large party). Not only was she greeting people, she was also taking orders for food and drinks, serving food, pouring drinks and making cocktails, checking in on all the patrons, clearing tables and I’m sure a host of other things we were unable to see! Despite all this we received exceptional service from the place and would 100% return, the food was delicious. I would just like to give a big shoutout to lady as she was exceptional under pressure and a real asset to the business. We will 100% be returning! Hopefully we aren’t a bad omen!

Lovely place at North shields few different places to eat and fresh fish to buy

This was an amazing night out for food we had the seafood sharing platter, it was cooked to perfection the butter dip was amazing and the staff were top shelf service too would definitely come back again the only thing we wished is there were more claws and lobster for two people overall amazing visit x

Tomahawk steaks here are amazing ,Gets busy book early you won't be disappointed. Also they have Neck Oil on Draft ,Beautiful 10 out of 10 for me 👍

Lovely little restaurant we had fish and chips and lamb kofta burger Fish and chips was nice The lamb kofta burger was tasteless as the mint yoghurt dressings was just on one side of the burger and not all over the lamb was not secend so was just mincemeat I was disappointed with the kofta but my other half like his fish and chips Will go back and try some of the seafood on offer Staff were very nice

Went for breakfast this morning with my dad, he got full English breakfast I got bbq brisket beef hash, me dad left nearly all his breakfast, said bacon tasted of perfume, one of his sausages undercooked and pink, toast came with no butter, he also said black pudding was rotten and hash browns, beans tasted funny as well, as for my bbq brisket beef hash, rotten, bland no bbq taste at all, poached eggs overpowering with vinegar, just a horrible breakfast experience all round, such a shame as photos look nice but food doesn't match, won't be back unfortunately.. waste of £25

My Son and I ate here tonight it was So Nice The staff were so helpful and friendly The Lady usually works Friday to Sunday Definitely Recommend xx

Scran was good nice friendly place too eat

Absolutely outstanding... 5*service and food.. Spoke about it for days we will most definitely be back x

Went today for my nephews birthday. There were 9 of us. We were served by Jade who was very pleasant. We had pre ordered so when we arrived we just had to order drinks. 4 of us had monkfish which was very salty. The rest of the party had steak, fish and chips and a sharing board they all enjoyed their food. Jade was the only member of staff on the floor she did a great job. We did enjoy our visit but disappointed with the salty fish.

Amazing place. Amazing staff. Amazing food. Highly recommend you try this place.

Das Essen - wir hatten fangfrischen Monkfish - war wirklich super. Wir werden bestimmt wiederkommen

Fabulous food, amazing service and dog friendly

Very disappointed with service. Took over an hour for fish and chips to come even though there was only three other couples in. Will not be visiting again.

The fish was still raw in the middle as it was a thick cut, but they happily took it back and replaced it with a new piece, which I must say was absolutely delicious. However, the chips were cold, dry and lacking any flavour despite having skins on them, and were tough to chew to the extent I just couldn't eat them. Sadly it made what should have been a tasty fish and chips supper by the coast a proper let-down. It has a charming decor and physical atmosphere, however this was let down by the music playing, which didn't feel appropriate for the setting, as it had more of a club vibe. I tried to give feedback to the waiter at the end of the meal but there was no sorry or indeed any sort of acknowledgement really of what I'd said. Instead I got the vibe that he didn't really want to be there.

What a fab place! Sunday lunch was huge and yummy!

Visited here 3 times now and never had a bad experience. There’s a great selection of food and drink to choose from. It is advised you ring up and book a table as the place itself is quite small inside. You will be required to pay a £5pp deposit on booking which is more than fair in my opinion. This is then taken from the bill on your visit. I have visited here both on a date night and with a group of friends. My only negative was that as a group, some of the sides weren’t as hot as I’ve experienced when going just with my husband, so whether that’s down to being slightly tougher to cater for larger groups… but it certainly wouldn’t deter us visiting as a group again. The meats and sides options are DIVINE along with the lobster fries (according to my hubby & brother in law). Staff are always really attentive too which is a bonus. Really reasonably priced for the portion sizes and quality of the food!

Went here for my birthday order came wrong x2 and was not able to have what I ordered they also gave me fish with with dairy on which was made clear was an allergy, steak also came cold and food was not worth the price.

Food was fresh and large portions but limited on choice, which was very disappointing

I pre-booked and had to pay deposit for a double birthday celebration on Friday 5th May at 3pm, a time we booked because it was Coronation Friday on the Bank Holidayweekend. The primary reason we chose it was because it was the only place in the Newcastle area where we could guarantee that lobster would be on the menu. The 2 birthday boys and I arrived at, frankly, café decor - described in another post as "quirky" - and were met by a totally miserable and disinterested barman/maître d' , who we christened Mr Happy, and who appeared to be the only member of staff in the place apart from someone who turned out to be the chef, who was sitting at another table playing with his phone. There was only one other couple in the place and they were about to leave. I introduced myself and we were shown to our table, already laid with the cheapest paper napkins and cheap, almost tinfoil cutlery. There were no tablecloths and the tables and seating were literally out of Johnny's Greasy Spoon Café. We ordered drinks, 2 large g & ts and a pint of lager, and 5 mins later the barman came to take our order and it was at this point that one of the birthday boys decided he wasn't going to bother "risking it" by eating here and he would wait to eat something later with his wife. The other 2 of us decided we were just going to share 1 lobster between us - after all that is what we had come here for. As I said, we came primarily for the lobster which was on the menu at "Market price" so I asked Mr. Happy what today's market price was for the lobster thermador. He summoned the chef who asked us to choose from the lobsters in the display tank by the bar. I chose one which I imagined to be about 2kg. He picked it out of the tank, estimated the weight of it with his hands, and told me "could do it for 90". I thought that was fair and we ordered our lobster thermador with "proper" chips and Halloumi fries. We ordered another round of drinks which Mr Happy duly brought and then the meal arrived. We were each given a cheap 7" plate and nutcrackers and a fondue skewer. The lobster came cut-in-half on a cheap wooden board with a limp salad and an equally cheap bowl containing the "thermador" sauce. The "proper chips" and halloumi fries were in "trendy" mini frier baskets. The only reason for the single star I've awarded is for the lobster which, to be fair, was fresh and delicious, and the chips and halloumi were fine. The thermador sauce, on the other hand, was very watery and bland and we left most of it. At this point, 2 more friends arrived for drinks, which Mr Happy brought along with another round for us. It was then that I asked Mr Haopy if he would mind removing the empty glasses from our table, not one of which had been removed since our arrival. This he did with a petulant shrug as if to say we could have brought them back to the bar ourselves. He never removed another glass even when bringing the second round of 5. Long story short, the 5 of us had another 2 rounds of drinks and then "got out of Dodge" leaving the table strewn with dead glasses. Well over £200 for 10 g & ts, 6 lagers and one lobster thermador. Will definitely NOT be returning unless someone I trust tells me that the situation has changed dramatically. Overall, it was very disappointing birthday celebration and start to the Coronation weekend.